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 (10/5/03)
Ah the seasons changing. Yes the intense heat and humidity is about over.
Almost always around the 15th of October in Baja Sur the daytime temperature
makes a radical drop of 10-15 degrees Fahrenheit. The water temperature
remains high though and the evening
Coromuel south winds begin to blow making the evenings a perfect cool
breeze for sleeping. This is one of the finest times of year to be here.
The diving, fishing , kayaking and sailing are the best at
this time of year due to the predominantly calm seas and clear, warm water
full of nutrients. This
 weather continues
until about Thanksgiving or thereabouts when the “Northers” begin to blow on
a more daily basis. Up until then we have almost spring like conditions with
long grasses and flowers in full bloom. This will only last for a few more
weeks as the winds begin to dry out the vegetation that has grown so
intensely since the two hurricanes and latest rainstorms.
 The
Sierra Laguna continues to receive rainfall on an almost daily schedule. You
can see the black clouds blanketing the mountains as you drive from Todos
Santos to Cabo. The rivers between Carrizal and
Todos Santos and the rivers at Elias Calles and Magrino are all still
flowing with runoff from the Sierras. This is where the surface water that
flows year round in
different areas in the foothills like Aguas Calientes, San Bartolo and San
Pedro Frijolar comes from. This is also what feeds the giant aquifers under
areas like Pescadero, La Ribera and Santiago where there is water flowing
underground year round.
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the more Northern part of Baja Sur around Guerro Negro there are grasses and
meadow like flowers in bloom and the Volcanoes “Tres Virgines” are covered
with swollen cactus. There are Century plants and
Boojums in full bloom throughout
the Vizcaino Desert around Catavina. In the northern Baja they too have
incredible weather at this time of year. With less of a marine layer at this
time the coast beaches are warm and the skies are clear.
 If
you have never seen the Baja during this time you are really missing out on
something. This last drive I did had to be the most beautiful out of 15
years of driving the Baja!
Buen Viaje, Jaime Santiago
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